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Ancient Armageddon

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...

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Katie Reisz

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And displaced during this shock. - Ancient Armageddon

And displaced during this shock.

[narrator] Based on the
direction of the cracks, - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Based on the direction of the cracks,

They travel to Abu Simbel
in the south to investigate. - Ancient Armageddon

They travel to Abu Simbel in the south to investigate.

-Mmm-hmm.
-A crack formed - Ancient Armageddon

-Mmm-hmm. -A crack formed

And, uh, because
we have a small step, - Ancient Armageddon

And, uh, because we have a small step,

The blocks are shifted
with respect to each other. - Ancient Armageddon

The blocks are shifted with respect to each other.

And such it is, in geology, - Ancient Armageddon

And such it is, in geology,

We can't expect this - Ancient Armageddon

We can't expect this

[narrator] They find similar
cracks throughout the temple. - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] They find similar cracks throughout the temple.

[Hourig] There is earthquake
input of this collapse. - Ancient Armageddon

[Hourig] There is earthquake input of this collapse.

[narrator] So far, from
Abu Simbel to Saqqara, - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] So far, from Abu Simbel to Saqqara,

Egypt, it seems, was
flattened in 1200 B.C. - Ancient Armageddon

Egypt, it seems, was flattened in 1200 B.C.

[narrator] Could earthquakes
have caused destruction - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Could earthquakes have caused destruction

In fact, these photographs
show that she was - Ancient Armageddon

In fact, these photographs show that she was

There's another house
a couple hundred meters - Ancient Armageddon

There's another house a couple hundred meters

So, in addition
to everything else - Ancient Armageddon

So, in addition to everything else

[narrator] And bodies
have also been found - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] And bodies have also been found

[Maria-Eleni] In
the last few decades, - Ancient Armageddon

[Maria-Eleni] In the last few decades,

Here, we have an example of a - Ancient Armageddon

Here, we have an example of a

Belonged to a young woman, - Ancient Armageddon

Belonged to a young woman,

She had several
injuries to her skull, - Ancient Armageddon

She had several injuries to her skull,

[narrator] This fracture is
thought to have been caused - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] This fracture is thought to have been caused

We are not sure whether she - Ancient Armageddon

We are not sure whether she

[narrator] There can be no doubt - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] There can be no doubt

[narrator] Eric thinks it
would have been possible - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Eric thinks it would have been possible

And this is simply,
when you have an - Ancient Armageddon

And this is simply, when you have an

And if that earthquake does not - Ancient Armageddon

And if that earthquake does not

In fact, usually, we need to - Ancient Armageddon

In fact, usually, we need to

And then the sequence
starts all over again. - Ancient Armageddon

And then the sequence starts all over again.

[narrator] The Mediterranean
is full of fault zones. - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] The Mediterranean is full of fault zones.

[Eric] If we take a
look at the map here, - Ancient Armageddon

[Eric] If we take a look at the map here,

We've got one coming
down the side of - Ancient Armageddon

We've got one coming down the side of

There's another one
that goes across the top of - Ancient Armageddon

There's another one that goes across the top of

And of course, we got the
Dead Sea Fault that comes - Ancient Armageddon

And of course, we got the Dead Sea Fault that comes

Now, if we superimpose a map - Ancient Armageddon

Now, if we superimpose a map

So, we have here, I think, - Ancient Armageddon

So, we have here, I think,

And that may, um, tell us why - Ancient Armageddon

And that may, um, tell us why

[narrator] Such an
earthquake storm - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Such an earthquake storm

Coming in the middle
of a devastating drought, - Ancient Armageddon

Coming in the middle of a devastating drought,

So, was the earthquake
storm the final link - Ancient Armageddon

So, was the earthquake storm the final link

But more often than not, when - Ancient Armageddon

But more often than not, when

[narrator] The Covid-19
pandemic has shown us - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us

Diseases are often
hard to identify - Ancient Armageddon

Diseases are often hard to identify

This is the tomb of Ramses V, - Ancient Armageddon

This is the tomb of Ramses V,

And then, when
we carried out tests, - Ancient Armageddon

And then, when we carried out tests,

We also know that several tombs - Ancient Armageddon

We also know that several tombs

Which has led some
scholars to think that - Ancient Armageddon

Which has led some scholars to think that

[narrator] It is
sounds suspiciously - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] It is sounds suspiciously

[narrator] Do we at last have
the answer to what happened - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Do we at last have the answer to what happened

You have the king at the top, - Ancient Armageddon

You have the king at the top,

[narrator] It is possible that
Mycenae's eventual destruction - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] It is possible that Mycenae's eventual destr...

Even if it is
religious in nature, - Ancient Armageddon

Even if it is religious in nature,

[narrator] An internal
rebellion may well have been - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] An internal rebellion may well have been

So they put down their tools, - Ancient Armageddon

So they put down their tools,

And they kept doing this
until they finally got paid. - Ancient Armageddon

And they kept doing this until they finally got paid.

[narrator] This near-complete
social and political collapse - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] This near-complete social and political collapse

Some may have been migrants,
some may have been refugees. - Ancient Armageddon

Some may have been migrants, some may have been refugees.

[narrator] As these victims
of a string of disasters - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] As these victims of a string of disasters

After years of research,
theories and mystery, - Ancient Armageddon

After years of research, theories and mystery,

Life, as we know it,
is much more messy. - Ancient Armageddon

Life, as we know it, is much more messy.

And so, I do not think I see
this as a linear progression, - Ancient Armageddon

And so, I do not think I see this as a linear progression,

I think it is just this
whole smorgasbord - Ancient Armageddon

I think it is just this whole smorgasbord

What I see this as,
is a perfect storm. - Ancient Armageddon

What I see this as, is a perfect storm.

It is a perfect storm of - Ancient Armageddon

It is a perfect storm of

Invaders, yes. Drought,
famine, migration, - Ancient Armageddon

Invaders, yes. Drought, famine, migration,

We are, I think, ripe
for a catastrophe. - Ancient Armageddon

We are, I think, ripe for a catastrophe.

Right, especially today,
we've got, you know, - Ancient Armageddon

Right, especially today, we've got, you know,

[narrator] Perhaps the
past is more relevant - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Perhaps the past is more relevant

People moving, destruction of - Ancient Armageddon

People moving, destruction of

[Salima] History
is very cyclical, - Ancient Armageddon

[Salima] History is very cyclical,

I think, instead of
just talking about - Ancient Armageddon

I think, instead of just talking about

[Eric] Most societies in
the history of humankind - Ancient Armageddon

[Eric] Most societies in the history of humankind

And when we do that,
what are we prepared to do? - Ancient Armageddon

And when we do that, what are we prepared to do?

Either to try and stop
it before it happens - Ancient Armageddon

Either to try and stop it before it happens

[narrator] Uncovering the story - Ancient Armageddon

[narrator] Uncovering the story

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This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...

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Director: Katie Reisz

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Production: TV6 Production,Discovery Channel,France Télévisions,NHK Enterprises

Genre: history

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Jun 2023

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Homepage: https://www.sciencechannel.com/video/ancient-armageddon-science-atve-us/ancient-armageddon